Latest expert articles – Page 9
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Top tipsTop tips: talking about weight
Jane Diggle and Dr Pam Brown offer 10 top tips on initiating conversations about weight and motivating people to make healthy changes
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Implementing guidelines
GOLD 2019 report: a step towards personalised medicine
Professor David Halpin provides an overview of new recommendations in the latest revision to the GOLD COPD strategy
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Medico-legal issues
Covert medication: decisions must follow the law and NICE guidance
Dr Maria Dyban offers an overview of the law on covert medication and suggests some practical steps for considering the issues
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Differential diagnoses
Breast pain: what’s the diagnosis?
Dr Toni Hazell uses case studies to explore three possible causes of breast pain (mastalgia) and how each condition should be managed in primary care
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Implementing guidelines
Urinary tract infections: when is it appropriate to prescribe an antibiotic?
Rosalie Allison and Professor Cliodna McNulty discuss the new PHE recommendations on UTIs and how the guidance supports responsible antimicrobial prescribing
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Implementing guidelines
Heavy menstrual bleeding: new treatments offer more options
Dr Rachel Brown explores updated NICE recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding
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Implementing guidelines
Cardiac arrhythmia: risk factors for heart disease need to be addressed
Dr Alan Begg summarises recommendations in SIGN’s latest guidance on cardiac arrhythmias that are relevant to primary care and highlights some major advances in treatment
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Implementing guidelines
Pregnancy: take opportunities to promote planning and prevention
Dr Sue Mann explains why pregnancy planning is important and how preconception care can improve maternal and child health outcomes
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Top tips
Top tips: alcohol dependency
Dr Stephen Willott provides 10 top tips for assessing alcohol dependency in primary care including how to manage patients presenting in crisis
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Differential diagnoses
Rashes in children: what’s the diagnosis?
Dr Jennifer Parkhouse unravels four case studies covering several diagnoses of childhood rashes and explains how each condition should be managed in primary care
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Key learning points
Key learning points: NICE chronic heart failure
Dr Clare Taylor and Dr Jim Moore highlight five key learning points to take away from the updated NICE guideline on chronic heart failure in adults
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Top tips
Top tips: cancer immunotherapy
Dr Anna Olsson-Brown and Dr Nicola Harker offers 10 top tips on the novel use of immunotherapies in cancer treatment
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Hot topic
Mechanical thrombectomy: a new treatment for stroke
Dr Dipankar Dutta discusses some important aspects of mechanical thrombectomy and implications for the NHS and primary care clinicians and commissioners
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GP appraisal
Being a reflective practitioner
Dr Honor Merriman explores recent guidance on reflective practice for practitioners and students and how this supports learning and patient care
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Differential diagnoses
Red eye: what’s the diagnosis?
Dr Neelima Sibal and Mr Ajai Tyagi present a range of patient case studies that illustrate different causes of red eye and suitable treatment options
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Hot topic
HIV: from fatal condition to chronic disease
Dr Toni Hazell presents an overview of HIV prevalence, testing, treatments, and other issues relevant to primary care
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Top tips
Top tips: community-acquired pneumonia
Dr Sinan Eccles offers top tips for the assessment and management of adults with community-acquired pneumonia in primary care
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Working smarter
Bid writing in general practice: how to win a losing battle
Dr Satpal Shekhawat explores the business development challenges faced by primary care clinicians, and the steps necessary to overcome them
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Implementing guidelines
Stable angina: how does the SIGN guideline compare with NICE?
Dr Alan Begg compares SIGN and NICE recommendations on the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of stable angina
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Implementing guidelines
People with suspected rheumatoid arthritis must be referred urgently
Dr Louise Warburton reviews the latest recommendations from NICE on the management of rheumatoid arthritis in adults
